1. Title: Religious beliefs about animals Starter: literacy activity – Animal Rights Day Extension: Create your own on the back of the sheet

2. Learning intentions… Explore religious beliefs and teachings about animals A*/A: Analysed with religious teachings/quotes B: Explain in detail with examples C: Explained

3. Homework in Peer assess your partner’s work. Give them a grade and initial next to it. Did they research an organisation and: Grade A/A*: Analyse their work with an explanation and detail of examples of the things that they do? Grade B: Give a detailed explanation of their work? Grade C: Explain what they do to protect animal rights? STICK INTO THE BACK OF YOUR BOOK

4. What do you think these religions would say about animals? Buddhism? Christianity? Discuss…

5. Buddhism… Use the information pages and complete a table presented similarly to this – Page 11 and 12 in text book What do Buddhists believe about animals? Why do they believe that? Religious teaching To get a higher grade: Research the Eightfold path and add to the ‘why’ column Religious teachings Why? What do they believe

6. Christianity… Use the information pages and complete a table presented similarly to this What do Christians believe about animals? Why do they believe that? Religious teaching To get a higher grade: Research the following quotes and add to a column Ecclesiastes 3:19Ecclesiastes 3:19 Psalm 145:9Psalm 145:9 Proverbs 27:23Proverbs 27:23 Religious teachings Why? What do they believe

7. How easy do you think it is to follow religious food rules?

8. Buddhism There are no set prescriptions for food restrictions in Buddhism. Under the concept of ahisma/doing no harm, a vegetarian diet is followed by many Buddhists. Buddhist monks have additional restrictions such as fasting and not eating solid foods after noon.

9. Christianity… Devout Catholics fast on holy days and periods. Eastern orthodox Christians follow a number of fasts. Weekly fasts include abstention from meat, fish, eggs, dairy, and sometimes other foods such as olive oil and alcohol as well.

10. Plenary: You should now be able to… Explain Christian and Buddhist beliefs and teachings about animals A*/A: with religious teachings/quotes B: In detail with examples C: Explained